Private Secretary - Chapter 43

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Private Secretary Episode 43

 

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Thud-.

 

Lee Seol, who had assumed Tae-san would naturally work overtime today, was flustered to see him come out with his bag packed right on time for the end of the workday.

 

“Are you leaving work now?”

 

“I’m planning to go home early today.”

 

It was welcome news to hear. Lee Seol asked him to wait a moment and hurriedly packed her things.

 

“But why are you going home early today? Are you feeling unwell?”

 

“No. It’s not that.”

 

Tae-san, who was standing in front of the desk waiting for Lee Seol to finish preparing, pressed his tired eyes firmly.

 

“I’m ready.”

 

Lee Seol called the elevator and followed behind Tae-san who went out first.

 

“Shall I drive you home then?”

 

“No. I’ll drive.”

 

“You look tired, so I should just…”

 

“Making me say the same thing twice is more tiring.”

 

“Yes.”

 

When Lee Seol shut her mouth tight, Tae-san chuckled.

 

He was definitely smiling in front of her more often. Whether from amusement or bewilderment. He was someone who had always shown her only a cold face.

 

Just that alone made it difficult to manage her expression, so she was trying hard to lower her head when it happened.

 

The elevator going down to the basement stopped in the middle. Park Jong-woo was standing where the doors opened.

 

“Department Head. Good evening.”

 

“We saw each other this morning, so the greeting is rather…”

 

“Please go down first.”

 

“Just get on.”

 

Park Jong-woo hesitated while looking at Tae-san, then smiled faintly while looking at Lee Seol standing behind him.

 

Since Park Jong-woo bowed first, Lee Seol also greeted him in return.

 

“…Did you enjoy the bread?”

 

Since it was such a narrow space, even though Park Jong-woo asked quietly, his voice echoed clearly.

 

Lee Seol instinctively glanced at Tae-san, but all she could see was his back.

 

“…Yes. It was soft and delicious.”

 

She actually hadn’t eaten it, but she couldn’t bring herself to say she hadn’t eaten it, so she made an excuse.

 

“Then I’ll buy you some again next time.”

 

“What?”

 

Ding-.

 

Just as she was flustered by his words, the elevator arrived at the first floor.

 

Lee Seol quickly grabbed Park Jong-woo’s sleeve as he was about to get off without hearing her answer.

 

“No. Please don’t give me any. I have no reason to receive it, and I shouldn’t receive it either.”

 

Park Jong-woo’s eyes trembled as if he was flustered by Lee Seol’s firm answer.

 

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Park Jong-woo quickly got off while glancing at Tae-san.

 

He seemed like he was going to turn around and greet Tae-san, but Tae-san closed the doors, ending the situation right there.

 

Lee Seol was curious about what kind of expression Tae-san was making right now.

 

“I told you not to eat it, but you went ahead and ate it anyway?”

 

“No. I didn’t eat it. But I felt too sorry to say I didn’t eat it, so I made an excuse.”

 

Tae-san, who had been quietly still without much response, got off first as soon as the elevator doors opened. Lee Seol followed and got into the passenger seat.

 

But the direction the car was heading seemed different from usual.

 

“Department Head? This isn’t the way home…”

 

Lee Seol glanced around cautiously, but Tae-san didn’t answer.

 

After a while, the car stopped in front of an upscale restaurant, unexpectedly.

 

It was a place run by a famous chef who frequently appeared on TV, and she had heard reservations were very difficult to get.

 

Did he suddenly have a dinner appointment?

 

“Get out.”

 

“…Me too?”

 

“Then am I supposed to eat alone?”

 

“Don’t you have a dinner appointment?”

 

“Would I have brought you if I did?”

 

Lee Seol, who had never imagined a day would come when she’d dine with Tae-san at a fine dining restaurant, got out of the car in a daze.

 

Following the manager’s guidance, they arrived at an elegantly decorated private room.

 

The manager left after saying he would prepare the chef’s recommended course.

 

“But why did you come with me?”

 

“To make you only accept what I give you.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Don’t accept anything from other people without my permission.”

 

“…”

 

“I prevented you from eating what you received today, so I’m buying you this as a replacement.”

 

What on earth was this about? The compensation for not being able to eat salt bread was an expensive fine dining meal. It was much more profitable.

 

A satisfied smile instantly spread across Lee Seol’s face.

 

“Then I’ll enjoy some luxury.”

 

Tae-san chuckled while looking at Lee Seol’s bright smile, wondering what was so enjoyable.

 

“This is Chef Han Tae-young’s restaurant that frequently appears on TV, right? Will I be able to see the chef too?”

 

“Why. Should I arrange for you to meet him? He’ll come if I call.”

 

“No. It’s not something that needs to go that far. But are you close with the chef here?”

 

“He’s a close friend of my second brother, so I’ve seen him since childhood. I didn’t know he’d become this famous though.”

 

She was thinking that the connections of the upper class were indeed different when the door opened and appetizers came in.

 

The meal began in earnest, and Lee Seol took pictures of each dish.

 

Admiring that each one was a work of art.

 

“The taste is good, right?”

 

“Yes, such luxurious flavors. This is my first time experiencing anything like this.”

 

“Huh, really.”

 

“But I don’t think I’ll get full. Somehow I feel like I’ll have to go home and cook ramen.”

 

Each prepared dish was excellent in both taste and presentation, but the fatal flaw was that the portions were very small. Many dishes would disappear after just two spoonfuls.

 

Tae-san laughed as if incredulous at Lee Seol’s words and said.

 

“Ha, eat until the end. You’ll be fuller than you think.”

 

Only after the course continued for a while did Lee Seol realize those words weren’t meaningless.

 

“Wow… Wait. I can’t eat anymore now. I’m too full.”

 

Each dish was only bite-sized, but after about seven plates, she felt like her stomach would burst.

 

Still, Lee Seol enjoyed even the final dessert blissfully with the determination that she shouldn’t leave anything.

 

“Was it good?”

 

“Yes. It was really wonderful. It was the best day I’ve had this month.”

 

“…Better than playing with me in bed?”

 

“What? Why are you saying such things here…”

 

Startled, Lee Seol instinctively looked around even though she knew no one else was there.

 

“I’m asking. Was this mere meal better than that?”

 

“…No, you can’t compare those two… Why are you being like this.”

 

Lee Seol spoke quietly in a lowered voice, but Tae-san gazed at her with quite serious eyes.

 

“If you had to compare the two?”

 

“How can you say such a thing.”

 

“Which was better.”

 

“Let’s get up now.”

 

Lee Seol got up from her seat as if embarrassed, but Tae-san didn’t budge. When she approached to make him get up, Tae-san gently grabbed Lee Seol’s wrist.

 

“You’re asking for the third time what was better.”

 

Her jealousy seemed to grow day by day. To ask which was better between meals and sleeping together.

 

The question she had never even imagined made her feel dizzy. She found him so lovable.

 

Lee Seol glanced up at the ceiling. There were no CCTVs in any corner. Lee Seol gently cupped his cheek and pressed their lips together. It was a very light kiss.

 

“Of course it’s the Department Head.”

 

“You could go a bit deeper.”

 

As soon as Tae-san wrapped his arms around her waist, Lee Seol tried to free herself from his hands but failed.

 

“I’ll do it for you somewhere else.”

 

“I’m just looking.”

 

It wasn’t much of a statement, but for a moment Lee Seol’s heart sank. It felt like they were on a secret date.

 

Lovers dining alone together in a romantic place, gazing deeply into each other’s eyes.

 

Right now, it felt like she and he had become such an affectionate couple, making her heart race like crazy.

 

Tae-san gently rubbed his cheek against Lee Seol’s hand as if hoping she would touch him more.

 

“I like…”

 

“Huh?”

 

She almost confessed that she liked him. Like a sudden sneeze, her feelings nearly burst out unexpectedly.

 

Lee Seol barely managed to close her mouth and shook her head with a smile as if it was nothing.

 

She really wanted to ask. Do you like me? And if you’re not sure whether you like me… would it be okay if you did?

 

Tae-san took Lee Seol’s hand that was caressing his cheek and began kissing her fingertips. Index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky.

 

Unable to bear the tickling sensation in both her hand where his lips touched and her heart, Lee Seol pulled her hand away and leaned back.

 

“Let’s get up now.”

 

At Lee Seol’s words, Tae-san got up from his seat more obediently than expected.

 

However, he still cupped Lee Seol’s cheeks and kissed her lightly.

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